Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-11-04

all, II you desire again to communicate
with your family, tell Blanche, delivering
all your letters into her hands. In tho New
York HeraIds, from time to time, you will
find genuine messages from your family.
Here are eight copies of that journal, each
containing cipher dispatches from your fam
hy-dispatches that are to be translated as
follows
Then cnsued careful description Of the
key to the cipher.
Again, let II be said, Fear not. Loving
hands care for you; watchful eyes observe
your every want, and plan for your comfort
and pleasure. Trust, and all will be well, I"
This remarkable note was conveyed to tho
Princess in company with tho Herdlds. She
perused them all, and although greatly per-
picked, was still more comforted by their
contents.
The message from home, while ac-
knowledging the anxiety Of the family,
babe hor be Of good cheer, and oil would BIO
well.
So much did Fairfax trust in this pure
minded honorable, independent, yet contid-
ing creature, that he determined TO allow
Ter partial and, eventually, full liberty.
Natalie really began to feel unusually
happy in living this singular life Of free-ro-
straint, IL such conflicting combination Of
words may DO allowed.
There was actually no reason why the
girl should DO unhappy. Her father she re-
spected, but certainly did not, and never
could, love. She had no friend excepting
Lydia; and now both Lydia and hor own
family had sent her messages OF comfort;
told her to worry no more; that they felt
sure of her being in safe hands; that they
had received her own messages to them
that they doubted not, in good time, she
would return, and that from time to time
they would communicate with her
Why should she then repinel She was
perfectly comfortable; had every thing she
wanted really enjoyed the novelty Of tho
situation; had fallen into pleasant quarters;
was enraptured with the lovely and unique
scenery of the place, and doubly, trebly, in
finitely more than all this, had now some
thing for which TO live; something on which
to expend her observation-disclosures
For the space of q week matters thus
went on quietly at Eld-Field. The Princess
took her daily walks, drives or rides about
the island; but she was invariably accom-
panied by groom who never lost sight OF
her. Once-as much for the sake Of amuse-
ment as 80 test the watchfulness Of tbs
Companion, whose constancy was growing
trifle monotonsus- she dashed down one
OF the steepest hills Of tho ISLAND at break
neck speed. But tine groom, mounted on o
horse still feeter, soon caught hold Of
Medjrs bride, turned him around, and
made Tho Princess return home-all this
without uttering single word. Quite sat
isfied with the result Of her experiment,
Natalie perceived escape, withoutthe assist
ance of others, was impossible. Her. posi-
ton being SO unusually pleasant there was
really no necessity Of submitting TO the
modification of disclosing its singularity to
any of her neighbors. She wisely decided
TO keep quiet and await the.tnrn Of events
In fact there was nothing else to do.
The first Sunday after her arrival upon
the island, the Princess attended service at
St. saviour's, the pretty and quaint little
village church Of stone.
Only a small number OF the cottagers and
hotel guests were now remaining. The
others had boon taking wing and joining
tho southwark fight. Those few that were
still constant TO their lovely Bar Harbor
were surprised by the melodious voice that
sang so sweetly and strongly. CHANGING
furtively toward the rear Of the church,
they beheld face even far more beautiful
and attractive than the marvellous voice.
One Of tho male worshippers, during his
travels abroad, had once seen the Princess
Natalie, and, as he now caught sight of the
lovely countennnce Of tho singer, was
struck byits resemblance to that of some
woman whom no had seen before, but could
not at once recall
During the remainder Of the service and
OF that day the girls eisage continually
haunted him and Kept his thoughts busy at
work, pulling out her identity. Suddenly,
nj night-fall, he solved the problem and
joyously said to his wife:
''Now l know, my dear, who it is she
looks like-the young woman who sang in
church to-day. She resembles the Princess
Natalie Radziwill, and the resemblance is
wonderfully strong"
Before granting the freedom Of the ISL
and to his prisoner, FairfaI penned note
that ran thus:
"Will the Princess Natalie, within three
days time, after tho receipt Of this, send
her written promise that, II allowed to
roam about at will, she will neither attempt
escape, nor inform any person or persons,
as to her true situation here, or her namoi
Otherwise, she must suffer the annoyance
and modification Of a constant guard"
During those three days Of uncertainty,
she was permitted certain amount Of FREQ
dom; but the inevitable groom never lost
sight of her. At tho end Of tho limited
period, Natalie's written promise was
handed to Fairfax and no know that she
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